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Planning permission to change from Hip roof to gable roof

  • 02-02-2009 12:10pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭


    I'm interested in your opinion on this.

    Our house has a hip roof we want to rennovate it and change this to a gable roof. How do you think the planners will look at this.
    thank you


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    Are there any other houses nearby and if so, what type of roofs have they?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,718 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Gable ends are normally considered to be more traditional so cant see you having any great difficulties unless (as mentioned by smashey) there are other hipped roof houses immediately beside yours.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭RKQ


    Is your house a Bungalow / Cottage or a two storey?
    Do you intend to use the attic for accommodation?
    Do you intend to raise the ridge height?

    I don't see a problem with a gable to a refurbished Cottage / Bungalow.

    A two storey would be more difficult IMO.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭Newgirl


    Thanks for the quick replies

    The house is single storey and there are no other hip rooves around.

    We want to change to a gable roof so we can have some useable attic space it woould be a small room. Architect thinks we'll have to raise the wall height very slightly.

    This project is supposed to be a rennovation of the cottage and an extension (bout the same floor area again) and I just wanted to know if we have to raise the wall height will the planners still consider it a rennovation?

    We didn't discuss it in great detail but how do we raise the wall height?
    thanks again


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26 IWWNCU


    How do you intend to contine your cavity at the Hipped end assumming the existing cavity is closed or have you got to that stage yet ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭Newgirl


    not at that stage yet. Its just a drawing at this stage. It will probably involve rebuilding all the walls all depends on what planners will ok


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